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john quincy adams and louisa would inherit this home from john adams. i thought about selling it, but then decided that it was important to the family story to hold onto the house for future generations. >> you can visit there today. >> yes. >> wonderful. where the papers? >> they are at the massachusetts historical society in boston. they used to be at the old house would distill my very, but they were transferred to the historical society for safekeeping. >> a question on facebook from genie webber. i have read excerpts from her autobiography, it said the massachusetts historical society was going to publish the papers. is that true? >> yes. a two volume of her autobiographical writings, which includes a record of my life, adventures of a nobody, and heard narrative of a journey from st. petersburg, france, and all her diaries have already been published in a scholarly edition. next year, a trade edition of these writings will be available. it has a forward by former first lady, laura bush. >> we must talk a little about st. petersburg and her incredi
john quincy adams and louisa would inherit this home from john adams. i thought about selling it, but then decided that it was important to the family story to hold onto the house for future generations. >> you can visit there today. >> yes. >> wonderful. where the papers? >> they are at the massachusetts historical society in boston. they used to be at the old house would distill my very, but they were transferred to the historical society for safekeeping. >> a...
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it shows just how far we have gone to ask, what would john f. kennedy or al smith say to a democrat party that says to the catholic church, change your religious beliefs or we will use our power of the federal government to shut down your charity and your hospital? [applause] there was a time when standing for religious liberty enjoyed bipartisan support. we need to get back to that. [applause] there is the fifth amendment, which provides that none of us shall be provided -- denied life without due process of law. somehow, a drone from the sky hitting you from a cafe is not my definition of due process of law. [applause] there is the fourth amendment that protects us from unreasonable searches and seizures. we i'll tell you right now need to repeal the ndaa. [cheers] because the federal government does not have the authority to indefinitely detained a u.s. citizen on u.s. soil without due process of law. [applause] there is the 10th amendment. something our omnipotent federal government seems to have forgotten all about. the 10th amendment provi
it shows just how far we have gone to ask, what would john f. kennedy or al smith say to a democrat party that says to the catholic church, change your religious beliefs or we will use our power of the federal government to shut down your charity and your hospital? [applause] there was a time when standing for religious liberty enjoyed bipartisan support. we need to get back to that. [applause] there is the fifth amendment, which provides that none of us shall be provided -- denied life without...
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later, general john allen discusses his time in afghanistan. >> as people gather in front of the supreme court, a couple of tweets from media outlets. tweet, andent out a another one from the hill's briefing room. >> tonight, called a bigamist and adultery during her husband's 1828 presidential campaign, racheldax and dies of an apparent heart attack before andrew jackson takes office. his knees becomes the white house hostess but is later dismissed in the fallout from a scandal. angelica van buren is the white house hostess for her father-in- law, president martin van buren, who was a widower. we will include your comments and questions tonight live at 9 eastern on c-span and c-span3. also on c-span radio and c- span.org. >> former defense department on ail jeh johnson targeted killings overseas. administration faces questions over that legal rationale of that operation. this is just under an hour. >> good morning. it is a pleasure to welcome you here today to new york's never ending winter. glad to see you could get up so early and break your way here. we are very excited about today's
later, general john allen discusses his time in afghanistan. >> as people gather in front of the supreme court, a couple of tweets from media outlets. tweet, andent out a another one from the hill's briefing room. >> tonight, called a bigamist and adultery during her husband's 1828 presidential campaign, racheldax and dies of an apparent heart attack before andrew jackson takes office. his knees becomes the white house hostess but is later dismissed in the fallout from a scandal....
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old john adams took to her. abigail never really did, but john did. >> she was born in england and educated in france and she remained a phone personality to many of the adams, but not to henry as a world traveler herself. she was very well educated, very sophisticated socially i would say. she sort of entertained john quincy's road to the white house. >> she was not happy about returning to washington as the wife of a congressman. adamsisa catherine essentially became the campaign manager for her husband, john quincy adams' run for the presidency in 1824 by dominating the capital city's social circuit. following a contested election, the adams' four years in the white house were a turbulent period in american politics and washington society. we'll look at louisa adams' relationship with her husband john quincy adams and john and abigail on the road to 1600 pennsylvania avenue. good evening and welcome to our continuing series on first ladies influence and image in partnership with the white house historical ass
old john adams took to her. abigail never really did, but john did. >> she was born in england and educated in france and she remained a phone personality to many of the adams, but not to henry as a world traveler herself. she was very well educated, very sophisticated socially i would say. she sort of entertained john quincy's road to the white house. >> she was not happy about returning to washington as the wife of a congressman. adamsisa catherine essentially became the campaign...
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. >> olympic gold medalist john carlos discusses his personal experience. live saturday at 8 p.m. eastern part of "book tv." >> a discussion on egypt economy and upcoming elections. congressr members of talk about partisanship and their experiences on capitol hill. later we will get another look at the joint press conference with president obama and king abdullah. egypt remains divided with clashes continuing between supporters of the muslim brotherhood and those who oppose this government. theyshington on thursday, talk about egyptian politics and implications for the united states. personally oversaw the research or this project. she twisted my arm into doing this event, so thank you, and also to michele and samer. i will begin by rolling out the study that was released today, the type line was that egypt is not lost to islamists. non-islamists are increasingly competitive, in certain areas of the country, and should they choose to contest future elections, they are likely to pick up seats on their islamist rivals. before i walk you through that analysis, for those of you who do
. >> olympic gold medalist john carlos discusses his personal experience. live saturday at 8 p.m. eastern part of "book tv." >> a discussion on egypt economy and upcoming elections. congressr members of talk about partisanship and their experiences on capitol hill. later we will get another look at the joint press conference with president obama and king abdullah. egypt remains divided with clashes continuing between supporters of the muslim brotherhood and those who...
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lewis and john an john medalist weekend on c-span2. >> tonight on c-span president obama's press conference with king of jordan followed by upcoming particle meantry elections. later former members of congress talk about partisanship and their experiences on capitol hill. >> president obama continued the first trip of his second term visiting israel, the west bank and jordan. e met with the king of jordan. the king said they are housing 460,000 refugees and expect the number to double by tend of the year. the u.s. will provide $00 million in aid to jordan. his is about 40 minutes. we are delighted to have these discussions. they were very, very fruitful on the strategic partnership. we are very grateful to you, sir, and the administration, as well as congress for the continued support as has been shown over so many years. and this partnership throughout the years has provided us to get to where we are today. and we continue that you will continue to help us secure egional peace. we did have an opportunity to discuss syria. as you know, we are horrified by the loss of life and brutality. if
lewis and john an john medalist weekend on c-span2. >> tonight on c-span president obama's press conference with king of jordan followed by upcoming particle meantry elections. later former members of congress talk about partisanship and their experiences on capitol hill. >> president obama continued the first trip of his second term visiting israel, the west bank and jordan. e met with the king of jordan. the king said they are housing 460,000 refugees and expect the number to...
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john was involved because john stayed political, but certainly the others were. abraham went to west point with jefferson davis and robert e. lee. he had friends on other sides of this issue. >> before she was widowed, she spent the last part of her life in new york city. again that cosmopolitan yearning. fromt's take a call courtney in naples, florida. >> good evening. i grew up in the 1930's and 1940's. my recollection of lindenwald is the following. number one, it was an abandoned home. it was in disrepair. the grounds were totally wild and any evidence of a farm was totally absent, and i guess my question is at what point did this property get improved? my recollection is that a man with some wealth bought property and started to repair it and then the government took it over. thed you fill that part of story in? >> sure. your memory is quite accurate. van buren and van buren's family lost lindenwald after van buren died. they lost it almost immediately. it became a farmhouse and by the 1930's had been run down. houseried to make a tea out of it. a couple of
john was involved because john stayed political, but certainly the others were. abraham went to west point with jefferson davis and robert e. lee. he had friends on other sides of this issue. >> before she was widowed, she spent the last part of her life in new york city. again that cosmopolitan yearning. fromt's take a call courtney in naples, florida. >> good evening. i grew up in the 1930's and 1940's. my recollection of lindenwald is the following. number one, it was an...
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john, virginia. caller: thank you for taking my call. i do not blame congress, i blame the people that vote for these people. when someone hires their own wife or family, remember, they have bigger futures because the wife will become a lobbyist in the long run, working for congress, and it opens doors for their families so they can make more money. look at tim daschle. his wife was the biggest lobbyist in capitol hill while he was the majority of the senate. these are the things that these people do. you just said how -- can we change the law -- how can we change the law when they're the ones making the law. it is like you are complaining to the fox and you go to the wolf. t is the same thing. guest: it is a slow process to change ethic and finance rules in washington. as the caller said, and i have not callie did recently, but there remain a great number of -- tallied it recently, but there remain a great number of lobbyists related to lawmakers who are seeking policy changes in washington on behalf of their clients. host: the caller b
john, virginia. caller: thank you for taking my call. i do not blame congress, i blame the people that vote for these people. when someone hires their own wife or family, remember, they have bigger futures because the wife will become a lobbyist in the long run, working for congress, and it opens doors for their families so they can make more money. look at tim daschle. his wife was the biggest lobbyist in capitol hill while he was the majority of the senate. these are the things that these...